Judge Jackson said that “she lacked authority to order the Federal Trade Commission to take action” against Google, write Schoenberg and Forden.

EPIC executive director Marc Rotenberg said the group is appealing the ruling today. The FTC tells Schoenberg and Forden that “no outside parties should be able to enforce” what the FTC has instituted with respect to settlement orders.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012 2:29 P.M.

fred wrote:

figures...gotta take care of Obama's CIA.

FEBRUARY 24, 2012 2:55 P.M.

Chuck wrote:

Does anybody proofread this stuff?

FEBRUARY 24, 2012 9:04 P.M.

Charlotte wrote:

I guess that Dee Dee Myers theory I enjoy so much(that if only women ran the world,
there'd be more peace) is starting to have more and more exceptions! Thanks for this
update.

FEBRUARY 24, 2012 11:57 P.M.

Ernie wrote:

Do people understand Google(and I hear virtually all e-mail services) is actually scanning the content of ALL its inbound and outbound e-mail, and making independent decisions about blocking whatever its heart desires? How is it that no one is concerned that exchange of free speech can not only be blocked, but shared with agencies that are likely to misconstrue commentary exchanged by the general public into cause for investigation? Of course, blockage( and spontaneous termination of services) can be exploited for all kinds of pursuasions, depending on who has power to make the guidelines. What happened to the ACLU, probable cause, unreasonable search and seizure(in this case of personal information), freedom of lawful speech(even if it is crude in the eyes of the surveillor). Seems like yesterday that Judges had to approve wiretapping an individual based on tangible observed actions appearing to be unlawful, Now we are all suspects. It may as well be Baidu-mail now.

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